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windows will not start
after i turn on my comp i get amessage saying that the file \WINDOWS\system32\c_437.nls is missing and that windows cannot start. it says to try to repair the file by putting in the recovery disk and pressing r. when i do this it goes to a screen where you have to type in a bunch of commands and i do not know what to type in. any help?
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Posted December 3rd, 2005 17:00
ok i just did that and it said that it was unable to create file c_437.nls and that o files were expanded288
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Posted December 3rd, 2005 19:00
ur2funny,
Is the Windows CD in the drive and did you change the "x" in the command to the letter of your CD-ROM drive? At the command prompt in Recovery Console what is displayed when you enter dir x:\i386\*.nl_ and press (with the CD-ROM drive letter substituted for x: again).
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Posted December 3rd, 2005 20:00
ok it said that the file was copied and then when i exited out and restarted my comp it went through the dell screen and then it showed the windows xp screen then it just goes black and nothing happens288
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Posted December 3rd, 2005 20:00
yes i did change the x to the drive when i tried before. when i put it the dir command a list came up with a ton of files. c_437.nl_ is in the list288
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Posted December 3rd, 2005 20:00
ur2funny,
If you are sure you typed the command correctly, see if substituting copy for expand will work.
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Posted December 3rd, 2005 22:00
ok i went to do the repair reinstall and after i choose setup instead of repair after the first screen and read the liscence agreement it goes to a screen that shows a list of partitions on the computer instead of the one it shows in the link. the partitions are -:partition1 [FAT]C:Partition2 [NFTS]Unpartitioned space it says to choose a partiton to set up windows XP on.288
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Posted December 4th, 2005 01:00
ur2funny,
I'm stumped, then. Somehow the system is not seeing the existing Windows installation so you cannot proceed with the repair from that point. I'll see if I can find any additional information, but what you are seeing is new to me.
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Posted December 5th, 2005 14:00
ok thanks for all your help. i think i'm going to have to totally reinstall windows, which will erase everything right? is there any way around this?
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Posted December 3rd, 2005 16:00
When you get to the command prompt (C:\Windows>) enter the following, substituting the drive letter of your CD-ROM drive for X:
expand x:\i386\c_437.nl_ c:\windows\system32\c_437.nls and press
Note that there is a space after nl_.